The Chilean forward’s drawn-out transfer from Arsenal to Old Trafford was all but forgotten as two assists and glimpses of greatness marked his debut in an FA Cup victory at Yeovil “He wants to play, he loves to play.” And so he does. For all the overblown shemozzle of Alexis Sánchez’s long goodb...

Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger has said that Alexis Sánchez's missed drugs test was the club's fault. Speaking at London Colney he said that Alexis has 'nothing to hide'. On Monday, the Chilean moved to rivals Manchester United in a swap deal for Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Wenger added that it was a 'spe...

• Wenger admits club failed to inform FA the forward was absent • Arsenal manager says Sánchez and club have ‘nothing to hide’ Arsène Wenger has said Arsenal were at fault for Alexis Sánchez missing a doping test but that the club and player have “nothing to hide”. Arsenal’s manager confirmed the...

Today’s piffle is tall Unable to get a start in a Real Madrid team that is already 19 points off the pace in La Liga, Mateo Kovacic could be offered a change of scenery by José Mourinho, who has just signed a new contract of his own at Manchester United . Despite his inability to impress Zinedine...

• Tottenham manager hits back over Wenger comments • ‘For me he is a special manager, but everyone makes a mistake’ Mauricio Pochettino has told Arsène Wenger to keep quiet about Tottenham and insists all the praise heaped on Tottenham is deserved. Before Arsenal’s Carabao Cup semi-final win over...

• José Mourinho says new signing from Arsenal will be in squad • Manager refuses to ‘add fuel to the fire’ over Ronaldo speculation José Mourinho has confirmed Alexis Sánchez will go straight into the Manchester United squad for Friday’s FA Cup tie at Yeovil and believes “one of the best attackin...

Antonio Conte voices his frustrations with Chelsea's lack of strength in depth after defeat to Arsenal in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday. Conte, whose side lost 2-1 at the Emirates, says he is struggling to have an impact on transfer dealings at the club Chelsea are dri...

Chelsea’s manager was out-tacticked by Arsène Wenger in the defeat at Arsenal and what once might have been an acceptable season is anything but in this time of super-clubs Antonio Conte’s reign at Chelsea, or at least the meaningful part of it, began with a half-time switch to a back three at th...

Arsenal’s manager changed tactics to neutralise the Belgian and, deprived of one attacking option, Chelsea had none At half-time in the latest fun, slightly ragged instalment of the Arsenal-Chelsea stasis the sense of two teams battling for the right to lose to Manchester City at Wembley was tang...

It is only January and these two London rivals have now met five times this seaon. Given it had been impossible to separate them after 90 minutes in the previous four matches, it was always likely to take something special or freakish to do so on this occasion. In the end it was something freakis...

The deal, with an undisclosed value, will see Arsenal promoting CashBet’s initial coin offering at the Emirates Arsenal has signed a sponsorship deal with US cryptocurrency CashBet, which will see the Premier League club promote the firm’s initial coin offering (ICO) at the 60, 000 seat Emirates...

• Arsenal manager has praise for new signing but turns on the press • ‘You celebrate teams who have not been in a final for 25 years‘ Since Alexis Sánchez’s transfer to Manchester United was confirmed on Monday evening there has not been a single tweet from one of his former Arsenal team-mates to...

Manchester United and Arsenal have traded attacking players – our writers discuss who has come out on top from the swap The swap deal which saw Alexis Sánchez join Manchester United and Henrikh Mkhitaryan move to Arsenal was finally confirmed on Monday after weeks of negotiations. The Chile forwa...

• Sánchez says he could not reject chance to work with Mourinho • Mkhitaryan describes move to Arsenal as ‘a dream come true’ Alexis Sánchez said he could not turn down the chance to work with José Mourinho after sealing his transfer from Arsenal to Manchester United in a deal that sees Henrikh M...

• Manager admits team morale was affected in first half of the season • ‘It is the lack of clarity; not losing players. Teams are used to that’ Arsène Wenger has admitted the uncertainty surrounding Alexis Sánchez’s future at Arsenal affected his team’s morale in the first half of the season but...

Arsène Wenger’s pressing issues will not be solved by another creator but his front-foot tactics may galvanise a player who looked lost under José Mourinho One game – or, more accurately, one half‑game – dominates the memory of Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s time at Manchester United. In the league derby a...